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I'm from the 'high plains' of western Kansas where they say there's a pretty girl behind every tree. I always like to say it took me 22 years to find....a tree....and I married her. But, that's another whole testimony to God too. Short story is; We were married 8 months later in November of 1972.
I was born in 1949 and raised a Roman Catholic. I got my girlfriend pregnant at 19 in 1968. 4 months later I divorced her. I was told that "The church's" stance was, if I got a divorce, I couldn't take communion or get remarried again, unless my first wife died....but be sure to keep coming and giving the church my money.....until the day I died. That simply made me feel like I had committed some kind of unpardonable sin and was headed to hell anyway. That made me mad enough to give God 'a finger' (guess). I then swore to Him that if I was going to go to Hell, I was going to make sure I had a front row seat. And after the next 4 years my testimony was that I committed just about every sin there was except for killing a human or bestiality. I got born again during the Jesus Revolution in the summer of '72'.
I was born in 1949 and raised a Roman Catholic. I got my girlfriend pregnant at 19 in 1968. 4 months later I divorced her. I was told that "The church's" stance was, if I got a divorce, I couldn't take communion or get remarried again, unless my first wife died....but be sure to keep coming and giving the church my money.....until the day I died. That simply made me feel like I had committed some kind of unpardonable sin and was headed to hell anyway. That made me mad enough to give God 'a finger' (guess). I then swore to Him that if I was going to go to Hell, I was going to make sure I had a front row seat. And after the next 4 years my testimony was that I committed just about every sin there was except for killing a human or bestiality. I got born again during the Jesus Revolution in the summer of '72'.
- Birthday
- Mar 2, 1949 (Age: 77)
- Region / City
- Western Kansas
- Faith
- Christian
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Personal Statement of Faith
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The night I actually got born again was in 1972. I was selling drugs, drawing unemployment and working one night a week in a bar for cash (to not lose my unemployment check). A girl had come in to the bar earlier that week and invited me to come to her house to; "Hear some 'Jesus freak', from a town 30 miles away, come and lay a rap on us." The Jesus movement was getting big then and actually had caught my interest because it wasn't 'traditional' and was considered a bit 'rebellious' to 'the church', which fit my shoulder length curls just perfectly. I went to her house 'that night' and knocked on the door. She answered and,acting surprised said; “D.. R...!!!” I said; “Well you invited me.” Which was true, she had, but she never figured I'd show up. Did I mention I had a bit of a 'reputation'? Anyway, she welcomed me in, turned in the doorway and bumped into a guy. She said; “Oh Jack...Hey Jack, this is Dee, Dee this is Jack, he's the one speaking tonight.” Jack stuck his hand out and said “Hi Dee, I'm glad to meet you.” I reached back, and when our hands touched I physically felt something thump me on the chest/heart. It shocked me and my alert button was ringing “What the he....ck?”
He shared his whole testimony that night....period. No altar call for me because I left early knowing it was coming next. I got into my 57 Chevy, held the steering wheel a bit, dropped my head and said; “God 'I know you exist', and I can 'know you', and not just 'know about you'. Help me quit smoking cigarettes.” Then I lit up a joint and drove off. I know, I know...and I agree...I was a Carnal Christian. But my life eternally changed that night.
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<><~~~You can’t grasp what you can’t comprehend & you can’t comprehend what you aren’t familiar with~~~><>
<><~~~I never did find Jesus! I WAS LOST and HE FOUND ME. He was and still is, "THE GOOD SHEPHERD"~~><>
<><~~~I never did find Jesus! I WAS LOST and HE FOUND ME. He was and still is, "THE GOOD SHEPHERD"~~><>
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